Rachel Campbell on tue 10 oct 06
Hi Kathryn, and everyone else, (Sorry for the delay in replying to this!
Crazy week!)
The Red Gold glaze is commercial-- one of Coyote Clay's Cone
6. (http://coyoteclay.com/)...
I also use their Shino, Gun Metal Green, and Croc Blue... Very cool
glazes... Be aware, however, that some of the Coyote glazes don't do well
on some Standard clays (I just know about Standard clays, since that's what
I use)... But the Buff Stoneware and Brooklyn Red do just fine. (The
latest African Violet pots are with Brooklyn Red on the outside, and the
"white slip" I made from my Buff Stoneware reclaim.)
FWIW :-) --Rachel in Odenton, MD
http://DownToThePottersHouse.com
At 12:00 AM 10/10/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 17:20:17 -0000
>From: sacredclay
>Subject: Re: African Violet pots... critique?
>
>I really love the warmth of the glaze Red Gold. The designs are
>simply and elegant. I'd love to have the recipe if you have it. The
>sgraffito designs are a nice touch. simple and elegant and will not
>compete with the floweres of the African Violets.I can't say the
>same for the white clay. Like you, I don't connect well with the
>lowfire white clay. It just feels cheap to me and it doesn't bring
>the piece alive. I'd recommend going with a red earthenware that has
>a firing range of ^o4-^6.It might not be porous at all at the higher
>end. It's a great concept! With warm regards, Kathryn in NC where
>it's a rainy cool day for a change.
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